Danyin County. County seat. Government office. Huang Zhong is sitting directly above the hall. Jia Xu is sitting in the first place on the left. Yan Liang is sitting in the first place on the right. In the center of the hall, there is a man with his hands tied. This person is not The other person was Li Ru who was captured. Nearly 100,000 Xiliang troops were defeated. Li Ru, who was in poor health, could not escape. Apart from Li Ru, Xu Huang, Dong Yue, Niu Fu and other Xiliang army generals also all He was captured alive. No one escaped. Li Ru's mind was not on Huang Zhong. His eyes fell on Jia Xu. He said coldly: "In this battle, I was not defeated by the Jizhou army. I was defeated by the food problem. Go up. What I¡¯m curious about is how did you, Jia Wenhe, contact Dong Lian? In other words, what reasons did you use to convince Dong Lian to attack me.¡± Jia Xu gently shook the feather fan in his hand. He was not hasty or slow. He said: "Li Taiwei is so sure. Did I convince Dong Lian with my interests?" Li Ru snorted and said: "That's not the case. What else can be done? Dong Lian has gained Dong Huang's trust and power. Hehe. It is impossible to surrender to Wang Lei. The only possibility for Dong Lian is to be moved by your interests and naively think that you are a reliable ally." Jia Xu sarcastically said: "What a smart person." Jia paused. Xu said: "To tell you the truth, Dong Lian is my lord's son." "It's impossible." Li Ru's expression changed drastically. He shook his head in denial. Jia Xu said, "Whether you believe it or not, this is an indisputable fact. It's true. Dong Lian was killed by me when he came to Ye County a few years ago. Dong Lian who returned to Chang'an was a similar person I found." At this point, Jia Xu's lips curled up with pride. Smile. Thinking about the time when Dong Lian was so arrogant in Ye County, he met Wang Lei and bumped into an iron plate. According to Wang Lei's original intention, he planned to execute Dong Lian. But Jia Xu asked Dong Lian to go there and imprisoned Dong Lian. During this period, people were asked to imitate Dong Lian's behavior. When the fake Dong Lian was 80% similar, "Dong Lian" was allowed to return to Dong Huang. Because of Dong Lian's existence, Jia Xu was able to know in advance that Zhang Liao was coming. Only by using food poisoning could he defeat nearly 100,000 troops under Li Ru's command in one fell swoop. Such achievements all came from Dong Lian's operation. After hearing the whole story, Li Ru's eyes were full of horror. I didn't expect that Jia Xu's plan was so profound. He started planning Chang'an a few years ago. Li Ru sighed softly and said, "You won. I am convinced that I lost." Jia Xu said, "Since you are a prisoner. Just stay in the camp and watch us conquer Chang'an." Jia Xu waved his hand and asked the soldiers to take Li Ru down. Yan Liang looked at Li Ru's leaving figure and asked: "Military advisor, captured Li Ru. .Aren't you going to surrender?" Jia Xu replied: "Leave this person to the Lord." Huang Zhong's eyes lit up. He understood Jia Xu's intention. Li Ru and Zhang Liao are different. Zhang Liao is just an ordinary general. Li Ru is the commander-in-chief. People on one side. Such people are very difficult to deal with. It is most suitable to leave it to Wang Lei. Huang Zhong said: "Military advisor, take advantage of today's great victory and continue the attack." Jia Xu nodded and said: " With Dong Lian as an internal agent, this battle will be won without a doubt. Send troops to kill Chang'an." After Huang Zhong and Jia Xu discussed it, they made the next arrangements. The army rested in Dangyin County for three days and screened Xiliang. The qualified soldiers were dispersed and rushed into the army. The unqualified ones were all given money and sent back. In this way, the military strength of Commander Huang Zhong increased in a straight line. When he set out, there were 50,000 soldiers. Now, there are more than 50,000 soldiers. Ninety thousand troops. In fact, this is because most of the Xiliang Army was eliminated. If all the Xiliang Army soldiers were included in the army, the force would be even larger. The army left Dangyin County and moved forward. Huang Zhong Send someone to spread the news that Li Ru was captured. In the Xiliang army, Li Ru was an Optimus Prime. He could not fall. Suddenly, Li Ru fell and was captured by the Jizhou army. Xiliang army officials The sky fell. Every county where Huang Zhong's army passed by surrendered one after another. In just half a month, Huang Zhong led his troops to Luoyang and occupied the capital of Luoyang. At the same time, Wang Lei led his army to pacify Bingzhou. . also led the army southward into Hanoi County and arrived at Luoyang. The two armies met at Luoyang. Chang'an. Xiwu. In the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Dong Lian knelt on the ground. His tone was choked and he said with shame: "Prime Minister, Li Ru was defeated and captured. It was all my fault. I wanted to support Li Ru and let Li Ru defeat Huang Zhong. Unexpectedly, there was something wrong with the food sent. After I sent someone to investigate, I found out that the food that had been confiscated The grain was moldy, washed and dried in the sun. The grain looked no different from good grain. But the soldiers would be poisoned after eating it. The food problem led to the failure of this battle. This battle was my fault. Please punish me, Prime Minister." Dong Lian's voice was choked with sobs. There was deep sadness in his eyes. But Dong Huang laughed and waved his hands: "Brother Lian, get up and speak. First"Come and talk." Dong Lian knelt on the ground stubbornly. His eyes were wet and he said with shame, "I made a big mistake. I didn't dare to get up. The reason why I lost this battle was all caused by me." Dong Huang said: " I didn't say you were guilty. Get up." Dong Lian then stood up and stood respectfully. Dong Huang said: "Brother Lian, you said before that we cannot fight among ourselves. The truth is correct. But, I thought about it later. If nothing happens to Li Ru, after defeating Huang Zhong, his prestige will reach a higher level and it will be even more unstoppable. Furthermore, with the power Li Ru has in his hands, it is simply impossible for us to defeat Li Ru." Having said that. Dong Huang paused for a moment and said: "The only chance to defeat Li Ru is that Li Ru is defeated. Now, Li Ru is defeated and captured. This is my chance to take power." Dong Lian's eyes lit up and he said: "The Prime Minister's analysis makes sense. But the army led by Li Ru was destroyed. It is very difficult for us to defend Chang'an." Dong Huang said confidently: "It is indeed difficult. But as long as Chang'an is defended, the benefits are self-evident. Li Ru was Captured. No one in the court can be my opponent anymore." Dong Lian said with great joy: "The Prime Minister is wise. This analysis is astonishing." Dong Huang touched the mustache under his chin, with a proud look on his face. Dong Lian endured it. He couldn't help but yearn for it: "The Prime Minister has blocked Wang Lei's attack. His reputation will be at its peak. When the time comes, the Prime Minister will take charge of the government. It will not be difficult to go further. He will surely create the foundation of the Dong family." Dong Huang heard this and couldn't bear it in his eyes. There was a touch of excitement in Dong Lian's words. He understood the implication of Dong Lian's words. Going one step further, it is natural to proclaim himself emperor and ancestor. Dong Huang flicked his sleeves and said: "Brother Lian, you are solely responsible for the recruitment and deployment of the army. In the shortest time, Within the time, mobilize all the troops to prepare to resist Wang Lei's army. The city of Chang'an is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. I believe I can block Wang Lei's attack." Dong Lian said loudly: "I will do my best and even die to stop Wang Lei." After discussing the follow-up matters with Dong Huang, Dong Lian stood up and left to prepare the rest of the matters. ¡ Fanyang County. Jizhou Army Barracks. Zhang Jia, Tian Feng, Qianzhao and Gan Ning were sitting in the tent. Zhang Jia With a happy expression on his face: "My lord and the army led by Huang Zhong have achieved victory. Especially the army under Huang Zhong has achieved an amazing victory. Almost all the soldiers under Li Ru's command have been captured. My lord and Huang Zhong have won." "Cao Cao can't hold on much longer." Tian Feng said with emotion: "Jia Xu's plan is really powerful. It's hard to understand. But until now, I don't know how he won. This battle is a bit mysterious." Zhang Jia nodded. He did not know the reason. Gan Ning said: "General Zhang, the remaining two groups have won. When will we take the initiative to attack this group?" Zhang Jia shook his head and said, "There is no rush. The time has not yet come. ." Gan Ning was speechless. He followed Zhang Jaw into the battle with the intention of making great achievements. He didn't expect it to be like this. Gan Ning glanced at Zhang Jiao. After a while, he suppressed the depression in his heart. Zhang Jiao did not explain. .In Zhang Jaw¡¯s view, Wang Lei and Huang Zhong won. The anxious person should be Cao Cao, not him. At this time, the more stable Zhang Jaw defended, the more anxious Cao Cao became. ¡ Puyang County. Yanzhou Military Camp. The Chinese Army¡¯s Headquarters. Cao Cao The expressions on the faces of Wang Lei, Xun You and Xi Zhicai were extremely serious. The reason was that the news came back that Wang Lei defeated Xu Rong and Huang Zhong captured Li Ru alive. This battle was a three-pronged army composed of Li Ru and Cao Cao. But just now When the war started, Li Ru and Xu Rong were completely defeated. One can imagine the depression in Cao Cao's heart. Cao Cao said: "Gongda, military advisor, Li Ru was defeated. What do you think?" Xi Zhicai said solemnly: "Li Ru The defeat had a great impact. If Li Ru had not been defeated, Wang Lei would have been restrained. But Li Ru and Xu Rong were defeated. Wang Lei could attack Yanzhou at any time. We are fighting alone." After a pause, Xi Zhicai said again. : "Wang Lei defeated Li Ru and swept across Bingzhou. The situation has been established. If Wang Lei is not dealt a heavy blow at this time and Wang Lei is allowed to develop, the lord's situation will become more and more difficult." Xun You said: "I agree with the military advisor's analysis. No matter what How? This battle must go on. Even if it means a serious loss of vitality, Wang Lei must be injured. Please send someone to contact Liu Bei and Jiangdong Sun Ce to unite everyone to resist Wang Lei." Cao Cao couldn't bear the thought of Wang Lei's tyrannical strength. I felt irritated for a while. It was because Wang Lei was too strong. Cao Cao nodded and said, "I will send people to contact more allies. However, we have to fight to the end. What should we do now?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes and thought about the solution in his mind. .???? Bordering Qingzhou. This area can become our second battlefield." Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up and he said: "We have stationed troops in Puyang County. Zhang Liao's power has hit here. And in this battle, Wang Lei mobilized all the troops from Jizhou. We suddenly attacked Qinghe Kingdom. It must be a surprise." "That's the truth." There was deep confidence in Xun You's eyes. After thinking about it, Cao Cao nodded in agreement and discussed strategies with Xi Zhicai and Xun You.